Excellent ice cream sandwiches

May 25, 2026

Happy Memorial Day. We have a whole bunch of treats for you today, including ice cream sandwiches, some very good deals, and:

8 fantastic ice cream sandwiches

An array of ice cream sandwiches arranged next to each other on a yellow tray.

Ruthie Darling/NYT Wirecutter; food styling by Judy Haubert

While we can’t quite recreate the nostalgia of racing toward the ice cream truck, we can offer this: the very best ice cream sandwiches you can get at the grocery store.

After our latest round of testing, we have all-new favorites to recommend — whether you’re looking for classic chocolate wafers that stick to your fingers or brown-sugar-loaded chocolate chip cookies with a creamy, custardy middle.

Including Trader Joe’s version of a Chipwich→

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We handpicked our favorite Memorial Day deals

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This decadently soft, marvelously stretchy bralette is the only one our resident bra tester wants to wear during her off-hours.
Three (!) of our favorite towels are on sale right now.
An airy, bouncy quilt you can use year-round.
This alarm clock looks sleek on a bedside table and gently wakes you up.
The most comfortable, durable, and breathable percale sheets we’ve tested.
A “luxuriously plush and almost silky” wool area rug.
And, of course, a whole bunch of our favorite mattresses — including a billowy crowd-pleaser, a cradling hybrid with a little bounce, and one so nice, head of newsletters Sofia Sokolove bought it twice.

Every single (worth-it) Memorial Day deal we’re seeing→

Gift of the week: A very pretty produce bowl

The Emile Henry French Ceramic Fruit Storage Bowl in the color truffle.

Emily Henry

Store cellar-loving root veggies in the cool, dark ceramic bottom of this two-part fruit bowl, and keep fresh fruits in the bowl-shaped cork lid. Good-looking and smart!

A lovely housewarming or host gift→

One last thing: Chipwich tower!!!

Three Trader Joe’s Sublime Ice Cream Sandwiches stacked on top of one another.

Have you ever seen something so beautiful? Ruthie Darling/NYT Wirecutter

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